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UNINA9910794707703321 |
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McFadzean Dale |
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Legal method essentials for Scots law / / Dale McFadzean and Lynn Allardyce Irvine |
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Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2017 |
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0-7486-9829-9 |
0-7486-9830-2 |
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[Second edition.] |
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1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations |
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Legal research - Scotland |
Law - Study and teaching - Scotland |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Finding the Law: Sources and Tools -- 3 Introduction to Legislation and the Parliamentary Process -- 4 Finding and Using UK and Scottish Legislation -- 5 Introduction to Statutory Interpretation -- 6 Introduction to Case Law and Judicial Precedent -- 7 Finding and Using Case Law -- 8 Introduction to European and International Sources -- 9 Books, Journals and Other Sources -- 10 Solving Legal Problems: Writing and Research -- Index |
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Guides you through the study, research and writing skills you need to ace your study of lawGet started with using the library; find out what statutory interpretation and judicious precedent are; learn about finding and using case law and legislation; discover how to access and cite books, journals and other sources; take your study international with a guide to sources from Europe and further afield; and sail through your coursework and exams with handy tips for legal writing and research.Key FeaturesExplains the key skills that law students needShows you the best way to cite, reference and source materialGives you lots of handy tips for legal writing and researchDescribes the aspects of legal method specific to Scotland |
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UNINA9910821046803321 |
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Autore |
Romaine Suzanne <1951-> |
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Language in society [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to sociolinguistics / / Suzanne Romaine |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
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1-383-03231-9 |
0-19-160702-9 |
1-283-09914-4 |
9786613099143 |
0-19-159387-7 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index. |
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Language in Society/Society in Language; Chapter 2 Language Choice; Chapter 3 Sociolinguistic Patterns; Chapter 4 Language and Gender; Chapter 5 Language Change in Social Perspective; Chapter 6 Pidgin and Creole Languages; Chapter 7 Linguistic Problems as Societal Problems; Chapter 8 Conclusions; References; Index |
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Why have 1500 separate languages developed in the Pacific region? Why do Danes understand Norwegians better than Norwegians understand Danish? Is Ebonics a language or a dialect? Linguistics tends to ignore the relationship between languages and the societies in which they are spoken, while sociology generally overlooks the role of language in the constitution of society. In this book Suzanne Romaine provides a clear, lively, and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics and emphasizes the constant interaction between society and language, discussing both traditional and recent |
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